Poinsett Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
8 North Texas Avenue, Greenville SC 29611 · (864) 295-1331 · 94.84% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
Poinsett Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is one of a multitude of nursing home options you can choose from in Greenville, South Carolina. This is a well below average facility, with an overall grade of D. Not surprisingly, this is ranked as one of the bottom five rated nursing homes in Greenville based on the data we assessed. With many other nursing homes in the city, you may simply want to look elsewhere. More information on this nursing home's category grades may be found below. Its best category is inspections, which is discussed in the next paragraph.
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Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 132 Beds
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For profit - Corporation
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although this place's overall grade is not a highlight, it received a slightly more favorable score in the area of inspections. We awarded it a B- for this category, which is a decent score. Our inspection scores are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important item to look for on these reports. Severe deficiencies indicate a threat to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Lastly, this facility was flagged by CMS for possible abuse or neglect. We prefer to avoid facilities with this designation. Please do your best to find an alternative nursing home.
Nurse Quality
One of the other reasons we rated this facility so highly is that it earned a very impressive nursing rating. Nursing proved to be its second best category grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of B-. Our nursing score is based on several subcategories, but the paramount consideration is the level of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home provides an impressive 4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing rating also includes some applicable quality-based measures. While this nursing home excelled in terms of quantity of nursing hours, it lagged a bit in some of the metrics that related to quality. This facility's nursing score was pulled down by its subpar performance in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers. We found that 13.9 percent of this nursing home's residents sustained pressure ulcers. Since many pressure ulcers can be avoided with sufficient nursing protocols, we reduce a nursing home's nursing rating when we find this kind of frequency of pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home was given its third most favorable category grade in the category of short-term care. We gave this facility a B- in this area, which is a respectable grade. In calculating our short-term care grades, we analyze the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, speech therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. In this nursing home's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per patient than a typical facility. The hope is that this does not adversely impact the quality of care. Finally, we considered the number of patients who were able to return to the community from this nursing home. This place performed decently in this area, with 49.1 percent of its residents returning home.
Long-term Care Quality
The next category we scored was long-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in that category. Our long-term care scores are based on the facility's amount of nursing care. This means a vast spectrum of personal care services, ranging from assistance with activities of daily living to routine healthcare services. In addition to considering the volume of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility administered the vaccine to 99.12664 percent of its residents, which is a very solid figure. Lastly, we looked at its number of hospitalizations. We found that this place had 2.49 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Unfortunately, this figure was not quite as favorable than its other scores in the long-term care area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Poinsett Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin resulting from staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This indicates the percentage of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to serious injury are considered to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care . Major falls are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are routinely associated with facilities with lower levels of hygiene. Closer supervision can limit the number of UTI's sustained by residents in a nursing home. Note that this statistic is sometimes skewed by the fact that nursing homes have varying reporting standards for infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This metric gauges the percent of long-term stay residents which were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these medications due to having more residents suffering from dementia.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Measures the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Measures the percent of long-term care residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as moving around and eating. Many would argue that this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients who were able to retain mobility.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This metric measures the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term care residents that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's usually correlates with higher quality rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better